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TO ALL Wl-IOM IT MAYv CONCERN:

De it known that I, SETI! "WAY, of La- Porte, in thc county of La Porte,and State of Indiana, have invented a ncw and useful Improvenient'inGang-Ploughs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear,and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecication, in which-w Figure I is a perspective view, and

Figure 2 isfa side elevation. Y

My improvement relates to that class of ploughs which are suspended uponwheels, and the points on which I have made my improvements on formermachines will appear from the claims hereinafter to be set forth. In thedrawings, A A are the wheels, attached' to the axle B, upon which isswung the frame 0,'by stirrups, in such a manner as to give the axle Bfrom stationary to two inches play, as desired, on the frame C, so thatwhen the wheels A A pass over anything rough, thc ploughs D D are notdirectly affected. The axle B, on the land-side, has eight inches crook,and on the furrow-side, four, which gives the dept-h of the furrow fourinches, and makes the wheels level when in operation. When plcughingdeeper, the depth to be levelled. by the stirrups. E is the seat, and isfastened to the frame C in Such a manner that the position in which thedriver sits upon the same keeps the ploughs D D level, a'nd makes therolling-cutters K K work in a proper manner. D D, the ploughs, attachedto frame C by standards, which may be either wood or iron, and with abrace attached forward l0f standard to the frame C, and passing through7or with a. fork on either side of standard, and fastened with a Woodenpin in such a manner, so that, in case the ploughs D D come in contactwith a stone or root, the pin is broken, and the ploughs D D instantlyliy back, and nothing is injured. F is the windlass. G is the lever,which is attached to the land-side of the axle B, and which is regulatedby the windlass F. By winding the same, the axle is reversed, and theploughs D D thrown out of and free from the ground, and the depth of theploughs D D is also regulated thereby. The ploughs D D are lowered totheground instantly by the driver Stepping or pushing upon the catch J,'which holds the windlass Ffrom flying back,'and the weight immediatelyreverses the windlass F and axle I3, and the ploughs D' D are instantlylowered. II is an equalizing doubletree or evener, either for three orfour horses, the length of which is nine feet for four horses, cr sixfeet for three horses.` The whiiiie-trees, attached to chain, whichworks on rollers in equalizing doubletree I-I, playing on a half-inchholt, in such a manner that cach horse has his equal proportion of thedraught. I is the tongue, which is attached to forward end of the frameC by bolt, in such a manner that when the ploughs D D are in v theground` it works loose and free, and when the ploughs D D are elevated,the weight is supported by thc tongue I, which acts as a lever upon abolt at the end, and above the said-tongue I, fastened to the frame C inSuch a manner that the driver may bring the weight of the p loughs D Dand frame C upon the said tongue I, which is supported by the neck-yokeattached to the horses, and is attached to the frame C, so that onehorse walks directly in the furrow and the. others upon the land. K K,are theI cutting-rollers, attached to the frame C invsuch a manner thatthey draw, instead of push, as is the usuril mode, and they cut thestubble and grass with more ease and less draught. They are so attachedby a slotted bar, that may be elevated or lowered, as desired.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to4 secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The mode of supporting the weight by the tongue I, and of elevatingand lowering the ploughs D D by the axle B, lever G, windlass F, andcatch respectively, constructed and larranged substantially as setforth.

2. The combination of the axle B, lever G, windla'ss F, tongue I, andequalization double-tree H, respectivcly, constructed and arrangedsubstantially as set forth. y

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification in presence of'two subscribing witnesses. l

SETH WAY.

Witnesses:

Roar. A. HEws, JAMES A. HEws.

